China in Fairy Tales: The Sculptor Who Hides and Seeks/童话里的中国.东躲西藏的༕

"""The Sculptor Who Hides and Seeks"" is a fairy tale centered on the theme of intangible cultural heritage. The story follows the time-traveling Dandelion Fairy as a connecting thread, weaving together twelve original fairy tales, each dedicated to one of the Chinese zodiac animals. Breaking away from conventional impressions of the zodiac, the book creates vivid and unique portrayals for each animal sign:Rat (Zi): a disheveled but artistically devoted sculptorOx (Chou, A-Dong): who turns into an ox to save his sister and remains steadfast to his promiseTiger (Yin): who becomes the king of the forest after having the character ""king"" (¿) painted on his foreheadRabbit (Mao): whose red eyes are mistaken for signs of sorrow, leading him to master the art of the ""cunning rabbit's three burrows""Dragon (Chen, Wu Long): naive and mischievous, who delights in punishing the greedySnake (Si): who loses her limbs and wings but, out of misfortune, gains optimism and a new purposeHorse (Wu, Wei Wu): small in stature yet brave enough to save his entire herdGoat (Wei): who grows a goatee because of a misunderstanding with childrenMonkey (Shen, A-Ji): who upholds justice when the tiger is awayRooster (You, You Bo): who replaces the cat as the guardian of the sunDog (Xu, Alaska): who expresses loyalty and affection by sticking out his tonguePig (Hai, Pearl): who digs in the earth in search of life's answersEach story is ingeniously crafted and vividly told, blending the distinctive traits of the zodiac animals with whimsical adventure, making for a delightfully engaging read.¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ "¿" ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿ "¿¿¿¿" ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿...... ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿

Pagina's: 114, Paperback, China National Publications Import & Export C